/ English Dictionary

INADEQUACY

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Unsatisfactoriness by virtue of being inadequate

Synonyms:

inadequacy; inadequateness

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Hypernyms ("inadequacy" is a kind of...):

unsatisfactoriness (the quality of being inadequate or unsuitable)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "inadequacy"):

jejuneness; jejunity (quality of inadequate nutritive value)

Antonym:

adequacy (the quality of being able to meet a need satisfactorily:)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Lack of an adequate quantity or number

Example:

the inadequacy of unemployment benefits

Synonyms:

deficiency; inadequacy; insufficiency

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Hypernyms ("inadequacy" is a kind of...):

amount (the relative magnitude of something with reference to a criterion)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "inadequacy"):

exiguity; leanness; meagerness; meagreness; poorness; scantiness; scantness (the quality of being meager)

deficit; shortage; shortfall (the property of being an amount by which something is less than expected or required)

scarceness; scarcity (a small and inadequate amount)

slenderness (the quality of being slight or inadequate)

Antonym:

adequacy (the quality of being sufficient for the end in view)

Sense 3

Meaning:

A lack of competence

Example:

juvenile offenses often reflect an inadequacy in the parents

Synonyms:

inadequacy; insufficiency

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Hypernyms ("inadequacy" is a kind of...):

failing; weakness (a flaw or weak point)

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